Chapter 178: Variables
Humans could no longer monitor the movements of the gods, leaving them in a state of panic.
With the gods missing, what should they do next? Just sit back and wait for "God" to deal with the rampaging monsters?
"The gods and the Titan Beasts once cooperated in ancient times. We don't know why they're fighting now, but their relationship is still much better than ours. What if 'God' doesn't care about the Titans destroying the world?"
The Monarch Organization was in turmoil. If this speculation was true, how could humanity possibly stop the rampaging Titan Beasts?
For years, they had been powerless against a single Titan—Godzilla. They finally developed the Oxygen Destroyer to take it down, only to end up in a situation where Titan Beasts were now everywhere.
—
"Bad news, Dr. Serizawa! There's a development with Monster Zero!"
"What is it?"
"Monster Zero has left its aerial nest in Washington, D.C., and is heading elsewhere!"
The Monarch Organization quickly detected King Ghidorah's new movement—Ghidorah had abandoned its lair!
It was searching for something, unleashing a cataclysmic Category 6 hurricane as it soared through the sky. For humans, even a Category 5 hurricane was an unstoppable disaster—let alone a Category 6, capable of wiping entire regions off the map.
"What is it looking for?"
Ghidorah's intent was too obvious. Dr. Serizawa and the others didn't even need to guess.
"Could it be searching for 'God'?"
A female researcher—who bore a striking resemblance to a certain celebrity from an Eastern country—suddenly spoke up.
"Why do you think that?"
Dr. Serizawa adjusted his glasses, intrigued.
"Hostile relationships. The murals we found made it clear—Ghidorah is the common enemy of both the Titan Beasts and 'God.' From its perspective, the only ones capable of resisting it are 'God' and Godzilla."
Her reasoning was bizarrely accurate, despite the lack of concrete evidence from Chang Wei.
Scientists often propose bold hypotheses, but this one completely defied logic.
"But Godzilla has already gone missing."
Dr. Serizawa covered his eyes, concealing his emotions.
"Missing" was an optimistic term. They hadn't found Godzilla's body, but it had been absent for far too long, allowing Ghidorah to rampage unchecked. Could Godzilla really be…?
"Exactly. That means it has only one remaining enemy—'God'!"
"King Ghidorah is looking for 'God'!"
The female researcher nodded decisively.
"…God, huh?"
Dr. Serizawa fell into deep thought. Why had 'God' not appeared yet?
Was it avoiding battle because it wasn't Ghidorah's match?
That was entirely possible. After all, the murals depicted the final scene they could see—'God' and Godzilla, alongside a vast alliance of Titan Beasts, fighting against Ghidorah.
If 'God' wasn't strong enough to defeat Ghidorah alone, and now most of the awakened Titan Beasts had submitted to Ghidorah…
It wasn't just weaker in strength—it was outnumbered.
Even with humanity's help, defeating just one Titan was already a monumental challenge, let alone an entire army of them.
With Godzilla gone, 'God' had chosen to avoid battle. Meanwhile, Ghidorah was actively searching for 'God'!
What could humanity do?
"'God' is likely afraid. A stronger deity has appeared, so the weaker one must retreat and hide."
The female researcher spoke with certainty.
"No, humanity cannot sit idly by. We must find Godzilla!"
Dr. Serizawa stood up. In this moment, he made his choice—just as he always had. He could only hope Godzilla wouldn't disappoint him.
"But Godzilla has been missing for over forty hours. We've lost all tracking data on it…"
The female researcher sighed helplessly.
"No, I know where Godzilla's lair is."
Dr. Serizawa's words shocked everyone.
"What?"
Everyone was stunned. Wasn't Godzilla's lair a complete mystery?
"Right now, Godzilla is humanity's only hope. If Godzilla appears, then 'God' might also appear!"
"Otherwise, Ghidorah will destroy everything!"
Dr. Serizawa declared firmly.
"But Professor, we still need you here…"
"You don't need me anymore. You all can handle things here."
Shaking his head, Dr. Serizawa turned and left.
—
"King Ghidorah's flight path crosses the East Coast—Boston, New York… Should we issue evacuation orders?"
"Would evacuations even help in America? There's no way they'd have enough time at this speed!"
"Still, we have to warn them. However many can escape, let them escape."
Ghidorah's flight speed was too fast for a proper evacuation. The American government issued warnings, but there was no time to organize evacuations or coordinate emergency response efforts.
—
Meanwhile, Chang Wei was leisurely eating barbecue in Texas. He had left Rodan behind on an island, seeing no further use for it.
Aside from using Rodan as his entrance mount, he had no interest in dragging it along everywhere.
Then, he saw the evacuation orders being reported on the news—focused on Boston and other cities.
"King Ghidorah… It's probably not looking for me. I've hidden myself too well."
There was no way Ghidorah or Godzilla could detect him—unless they were some supernatural, metaphysical versions of themselves.
Then, Chang Wei suddenly recalled the Orca sonar device.
"Wait… Is it looking for Dr. Emma, that misanthropic scientist?"
Good riddance. Chang Wei had no particular stance on the matter—after all, he had wiped out entire worlds of humans before.
But he still thought he was a bit better than Emma. At the very least, he wasn't that dumb.
If he remembered the plot correctly, Emma was about to use the Orca device to command all the monsters to stop their rampage—only to be brutally slaughtered by an enraged Ghidorah. Ghidorah would never allow a second King of the Monsters to exist.
But now… what was going on?
Chang Wei noticed that Ghidorah hadn't stopped in Boston at all. It simply flew past, its Category 6 hurricane reducing the city to rubble—an even greater level of destruction than Rodan's explosive city attack.
"Did the plot change?"
He pondered.
His very existence might have caused major deviations from the original storyline.
After all, the world now had an extra 'human god.'
The variables were too great.
(Support me and read ahead on Patreøn: patreøn.com/craxxtranslation — 2 chapters released daily. Thank you for your support!)